Sorry, England's fans ! The Euro excitement continues minus Rooney and gang

England played a good game, much better than the over-rated Italy, Spain and Germany. But hey, we're in Lisbon, so let the Portuguese celebrate some more before they fall to Sweden or Holland, okay?

I supported England in the group matches but when it came to last night, Portugal deserved my support in the midst of the EPL fans around my college. And the match turned out to be one of the best so far, it was worth sacrificing my sleep.

What could have been a painful and fruitless wait after the Owen goal thanks bad defending, the whole affair got pumped up 100x after Poshtiga scored. Rui Costa could have been the winner had not they given space for Lampard.

The penalty kick-off should have been avoided as it would be unfair to the keepers and those who failed. And Beckham again turned out the be scapegoat for the exit.

Ricardo who had guessed wrongly till the 6th penalty changed role from a bad gambler to the darling of the match.

It was a great game. Too bad England and Portugal meet too early.

It is okay, with the huge success of the EPL, losing this major title is no big deal for England, isn't it? Portugal needs it more.

I am taking Greece tonight with ?goal handicap? Anyone?

England 2 (Owen, Lampard)
Portugal 2 (Poshtiga, Costa) won penalty 6-5 (missed: Beckham, Costa, Vassell)